This document provides an overview and tutorial for the Python programming language. It discusses Python's history and features, how to set up the Python environment and run Python programs, Python's basic syntax including variables, operators, and control flow structures, built-in data types like numbers, strings, lists, and dictionaries, and many Python functions and methods. The tutorial is designed for new Python programmers to learn the fundamentals of the language.

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Table of Content
Python Tutorial......................................................................... 2
Audience.................................................................................. 2
Prerequisites............................................................................ 2
Copyright & Disclaimer Notice.................................................. 2
Python Overview.................................................................... 40
History of Python:.....................................................................................40
Python Features:......................................................................................40
Python Environment............................................................... 42
Getting Python: ........................................................................................43
Install Python:...........................................................................................43
Unix & Linux Installation:..........................................................................43
Windows Installation:................................................................................43
Macintosh Installation:..............................................................................44
Setting up PATH: .....................................................................................44
Setting path at Unix/Linux: .......................................................................44
Setting path at Windows:..........................................................................44
Python Environment Variables:................................................................44
Running Python:.......................................................................................45
(1) Interactive Interpreter:.........................................................................45
(2) Script from the Command-line: ...........................................................46
(3) Integrated Development Environment.................................................46
Python Basic Syntax .............................................................. 47
First Python Program: ..............................................................................47
INTERACTIVE MODE PROGRAMMING:................................................47
SCRIPT MODE PROGRAMMING: ..........................................................47
Python Identifiers: ....................................................................................48
Reserved Words: .....................................................................................48
Lines and Indentation:..............................................................................49
Multi-Line Statements:..............................................................................50
Quotation in Python:.................................................................................50
Comments in Python:...............................................................................50
Using Blank Lines: ...................................................................................51
Waiting for the User:.................................................................................51
Multiple Statements on a Single Line: ......................................................51
Multiple Statement Groups as Suites: ......................................................51
Command-Line Arguments: .....................................................................51
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Parsing Command-Line Arguments: ...................................... 52
getopt.getopt method: ..............................................................................52
exception getopt.GetoptError: ..................................................................53
Example ...................................................................................................53
Python Variable Types........................................................... 55
Assigning Values to Variables:.................................................................55
Multiple Assignment: ................................................................................55
Standard Data Types: ..............................................................................56
Python Numbers: .....................................................................................56
Examples: ................................................................................................57
Python Strings:.........................................................................................57
Python Lists:.............................................................................................58
Python Tuples: .........................................................................................58
Python Dictionary: ....................................................................................59
Data Type Conversion:.............................................................................59
Python Basic Operators ......................................................... 62
Python Arithmetic Operators: ...................................................................62
Example: ..................................................................................................63
Python Comparison Operators:................................................................64
Example: ..................................................................................................64
Python Assignment Operators: ................................................................66
Example: ..................................................................................................66
Python Bitwise Operators:........................................................................67
Example: ..................................................................................................68
Python Logical Operators:........................................................................69
Example: ..................................................................................................69
Python Membership Operators: ...............................................................70
Example: ..................................................................................................70
Python Identity Operators:........................................................................71
Example: ..................................................................................................71
Python Operators Precedence.................................................................72
Example: ..................................................................................................73
Python Decision Making......................................................... 75
If statements.............................................................................................76
Syntax: .....................................................................................................76
Flow Diagram:..........................................................................................76
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Flow Diagram:..........................................................................................77
Example: ..................................................................................................78
The elif Statement....................................................................................78
Example: ..................................................................................................78
nested if statements .................................................................................79
Syntax: .....................................................................................................79
Example: ..................................................................................................79
Single Statement Suites:..........................................................................80
Python Loops......................................................................... 81
while loop .................................................................................................82
Syntax: .....................................................................................................82
Flow Diagram:..........................................................................................82
Example: ..................................................................................................83
The Infinite Loop: .....................................................................................83
The else Statement Used with Loops.......................................................84
Single Statement Suites:..........................................................................84
Syntax: .....................................................................................................84
Flow Diagram:..........................................................................................85
Example: ..................................................................................................85
Iterating by Sequence Index:....................................................................86
The else Statement Used with Loops.......................................................86
Syntax: .....................................................................................................87
Example: ..................................................................................................87
Loop Control Statements:.........................................................................88
Syntax: .....................................................................................................88
Flow Diagram:..........................................................................................89
Example: ..................................................................................................89
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Flow Diagram:..........................................................................................90
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Syntax: .....................................................................................................91
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Python Numbers .................................................................... 92
Examples: ................................................................................................92
Number Type Conversion: .......................................................................93
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Random Number Functions: ..................................................................105
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Return Value ..........................................................................................105
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Return Value ..........................................................................................118
Example .................................................................................................118
Mathematical Constants:........................................................................119
Python Strings...................................................................... 120
Accessing Values in Strings: ..................................................................120
Updating Strings:....................................................................................120
Escape Characters:................................................................................121
String Special Operators: .......................................................................121
String Formatting Operator:....................................................................122
Triple Quotes:.........................................................................................123
Raw String:.............................................................................................124
Unicode String:.......................................................................................124
Built-in String Methods: ..........................................................................125
Description .............................................................................................127
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Return Value ..........................................................................................127
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Example .................................................................................................155
Python Lists ......................................................................... 156
Python Lists:...........................................................................................156
Accessing Values in Lists:......................................................................156
Updating Lists: .......................................................................................157
Delete List Elements: .............................................................................157
Basic List Operations: ............................................................................157
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Python Tuples...................................................................... 170
Accessing Values in Tuples: ..................................................................170
Updating Tuples:....................................................................................171
Delete Tuple Elements:..........................................................................171
Basic Tuples Operations: .......................................................................171
Indexing, Slicing, and Matrixes:..............................................................172
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Python Dictionary................................................................. 177
Accessing Values in Dictionary: .............................................................177
Updating Dictionary:...............................................................................178
Delete Dictionary Elements:...................................................................178
Properties of Dictionary Keys: ................................................................179
Built-in Dictionary Functions & Methods:................................................179
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Python Date & Time............................................................. 190
What is Tick?..........................................................................................190
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What is TimeTuple? ...............................................................................190
Getting current time -:.............................................................................191
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Parameters.............................................................................................202
Return Value ..........................................................................................202
Example .................................................................................................202
Description .............................................................................................202
Syntax ....................................................................................................203
Parameters.............................................................................................203
Return Value ..........................................................................................203
Example .................................................................................................203
The calendar Module .............................................................................203
Other Modules & Functions:...................................................................204
Python Function................................................................... 205
Defining a Function ................................................................................205
Syntax: ...................................................................................................205
Example: ................................................................................................205
Calling a Function ..................................................................................206
Pass by reference vs value ....................................................................206
Function Arguments: ..............................................................................207
Required arguments:..............................................................................207
Keyword arguments: ..............................................................................208
Default arguments:.................................................................................208
Variable-length arguments: ....................................................................209
The Anonymous Functions:....................................................................209
Syntax: ...................................................................................................210
The return Statement: ............................................................................210
Scope of Variables: ................................................................................211
Global vs. Local variables: .....................................................................211
Python Modules ................................................................... 212
Example: ................................................................................................212
The import Statement:............................................................................212
The from...import Statement...................................................................213
The from...import * Statement: ...............................................................213

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Locating Modules: ..................................................................................213
The PYTHONPATH Variable: ................................................................213
Namespaces and Scoping: ....................................................................214
The dir( ) Function:.................................................................................214
The globals() and locals() Functions: .....................................................215
The reload() Function:............................................................................215
Packages in Python: ..............................................................................215
Python Files I/O ................................................................... 217
Printing to the Screen:............................................................................217
Reading Keyboard Input:........................................................................217
The raw_input Function:.........................................................................217
The input Function: ................................................................................218
Opening and Closing Files: ....................................................................218
The open Function: ................................................................................218
SYNTAX: ...............................................................................................218
The file object attributes: ........................................................................219
EXAMPLE: .............................................................................................219
The close() Method: ...............................................................................220
SYNTAX:................................................................................................220
EXAMPLE: .............................................................................................220
Reading and Writing Files: .....................................................................220
The write() Method: ................................................................................220
SYNTAX:................................................................................................220
EXAMPLE: .............................................................................................220
The read() Method: ................................................................................221
SYNTAX:................................................................................................221
EXAMPLE: .............................................................................................221
File Positions:.........................................................................................221
EXAMPLE: .............................................................................................221
Renaming and Deleting Files: ................................................................222
The rename() Method:............................................................................222
SYNTAX:................................................................................................222
EXAMPLE: .............................................................................................222
The remove() Method:............................................................................222
SYNTAX:................................................................................................222
EXAMPLE: .............................................................................................222
Directories in Python: .............................................................................223
The mkdir() Method:...............................................................................223
SYNTAX: ...............................................................................................223

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EXAMPLE: ............................................................................................223
The chdir() Method:................................................................................223
SYNTAX: ...............................................................................................223
EXAMPLE: ............................................................................................223
The getcwd() Method: ............................................................................223
SYNTAX: ...............................................................................................223
EXAMPLE: ............................................................................................223
The rmdir() Method: ...............................................................................224
SYNTAX: ...............................................................................................224
EXAMPLE: ............................................................................................224
File & Directory Related Methods:..........................................................224
File Object Methods ...............................................................................224
Description .............................................................................................225
Syntax ....................................................................................................225
Parameters.............................................................................................225
Return Value ..........................................................................................225
Example .................................................................................................225
Description .............................................................................................226
Syntax ....................................................................................................226
Parameters.............................................................................................226
Return Value ..........................................................................................226
Example .................................................................................................226
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Syntax ....................................................................................................227
Parameters.............................................................................................227
Return Value ..........................................................................................227
Example .................................................................................................227
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Syntax ....................................................................................................227
Parameters.............................................................................................228
Return Value ..........................................................................................228
Example .................................................................................................228
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Syntax ....................................................................................................228
Parameters.............................................................................................228
Return Value ..........................................................................................228
Example .................................................................................................228
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Return Value ..........................................................................................229
Example .................................................................................................229
Description .............................................................................................230
Syntax ....................................................................................................230
Parameters.............................................................................................230
Return Value ..........................................................................................230
Example .................................................................................................230
Description .............................................................................................231
Syntax ....................................................................................................231
Parameters.............................................................................................231
Return Value ..........................................................................................231
Example .................................................................................................231
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Syntax ....................................................................................................232
Parameters.............................................................................................232
Return Value ..........................................................................................232
Example .................................................................................................232
Description .............................................................................................233
Syntax ....................................................................................................233
Parameters.............................................................................................233
Return Value ..........................................................................................233
Example .................................................................................................233
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Syntax ....................................................................................................234
Parameters.............................................................................................234
Return Value ..........................................................................................234
Example .................................................................................................234
Description .............................................................................................235
Syntax ....................................................................................................235
Parameters.............................................................................................235
Return Value ..........................................................................................235
Example .................................................................................................235
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Syntax ....................................................................................................236
Parameters.............................................................................................236
Return Value ..........................................................................................237
Example .................................................................................................237
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Parameters.............................................................................................241
Return Value ..........................................................................................241
Example .................................................................................................241
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Syntax ....................................................................................................242
Parameters.............................................................................................242
Return Value ..........................................................................................242
Example .................................................................................................242
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Syntax ....................................................................................................243
Parameters.............................................................................................243
Return Value ..........................................................................................243
Example .................................................................................................243
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Syntax ....................................................................................................244
Parameters.............................................................................................244
Return Value ..........................................................................................244
Example .................................................................................................245
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Syntax ....................................................................................................245
Parameters.............................................................................................245
Return Value ..........................................................................................245
Example .................................................................................................245
Description .............................................................................................246
Syntax ....................................................................................................246
Parameters.............................................................................................246
Return Value ..........................................................................................246
Example .................................................................................................246
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Return Value ..........................................................................................247
Example .................................................................................................247
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Parameters.............................................................................................247
Return Value ..........................................................................................247
Example .................................................................................................248